Columbia Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Columbia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Columbia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:438,28237,694
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
India81:95,883,173728,828
France41:16,605,680368,153
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Columbia (758) may also be a first name.

Columbia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Columbia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Columbia occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Columbia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Columbia is the 379,617th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname Columbia occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Columbia are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 298,355th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 758 people.

The surname Columbia is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Columbia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Columbia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Columbia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Columbia are 26.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Columbia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $44,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $47,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coloumbia942/
Colombia8828/
Calumbia888/
Kolumbia884/
Colunbia881/
Columbio880/
Collombia821/
Kolombia75531/
Colombio755/
Culombia751/
Kalumbia751/
Kalimbia6324/
Kalombia631/
Kulumbya631/
Kalimbya501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Columbia
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